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Copenhagen, 30 September 2011 – The 20th meeting of the International Contact Group on Somalia, wrapped up a two-day conference today in Copenhagen, Denmark solidifying the Roadmap which defines the pathway to end the seven-year transition by August 2012. Special Representative of the UN Secretary…

New York, 29 September 2011 -The Secretary-General is saddened by the loss of life during the demonstrations that began in Conakry on 27 September. The Secretary-General stresses the importance of allowing peaceful demonstrations. He calls on the national authorities to ensure that security forces…

Second Session from 3 to 7 October 2011- Saly, Senegal Dakar, 30 September 2011 - The United Nations entity for Gender equality and Women’s Empowerment (UN Women) and the United Nations Office in West Africa (UNOWA), in close collaboration with the ECOWAS Gender Development Centre, the Network on…

Copenhagen, 29 September 2011 – SRSG Mahiga welcomed the participants of the 20th Meeting of the International Contact Group (ICG) on Somalia in Copenhagen, and thanked the Government of Denmark for hosting this important event in Copenhagen. [Opening Remarks]

New York, 29 September 2011 -The Secretary-General is saddened by the loss of life during the demonstrations that began in Conakry on 27 September. The Secretary-General stresses the importance of allowing peaceful demonstrations. He calls on the national authorities to ensure that security forces…

Juba, 28 Sept 2011 -President Salva Kiir's historic first address to the General Assembly on behalf of the Republic of South Sudan was warmly welcomed by world leaders.

4 April 2011 - I am very concerned about developments in Côte d’Ivoire. The security situation has deteriorated dramatically over the past days with fighting having escalated between forces loyal to President Ouattara and those forces remaining loyal to Mr. Gbagbo. This is a direct consequence of Mr…

10 April 2011 - I am deeply concerned about recent developments in Côte d'Ivoire. On 5 April, while Mr. Gbagbo's camp claimed that they had initiated negotiations to end the crisis peacefully and ordered their forces to lay down their arms, they in fact used that time to regroup their forces and…

27 September 2011 - Following reports of clashes between local farmers and nomads, UNAMID conducted yesterday a verification patrol to Tamaru village, 25 kilometers northeast of Saraf Umra, North Darfur. The team interacted with the local representatives who informed them that on 22 September, 17…

NEW YORK, September 2011 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon held meetings with H.E. Roza Otunbaeva, President of the Kyrgyz Republic, H.E. Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, H.E. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, President of Turkmenistan as well as H.E. Hamrokhon Zarifi, Minister…